Hi Pam,
I don't know what is behind WHO's more frequent use of breastfeeding but I
find myself talking more and more about "infant feeding" and actually made a
plea at a recent conference for more people to do "infant feeding" research.
The fact of the matter is that by focusing on breastfeeding we've only been
looking at half of the picture. For eg we really don't know why women start
to use formula and how they use it. Without this information we cannot
possibly do anything to help mothers avoid its use. IMO all those who wish
to support mothers to breastfeed need to become "infant feeding" experts and
know just as much about formula as we do about breastfeeding. How can we
possibly make mothers aware of the potential consequences of using formula
if we don't know this ourselves. *****A note here for Australian health
professionals**** The NHMRC guidelines for infant feeding requires health
professionals to inform mothers of the risks associated with using formula,
how many of you do so??
Karleen Gribble
Australia
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From: "Pamela Morrison" <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, December 28, 2009 8:05 PM
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Subject: [LACTNET] Need a reference!
>
> I've pondered why, for a while now. WHO so consistently refers to "infant
> feeding" rather than "breastfeeding" in so many of its more recent
> documents. The WHO 2003 Global Strategy for Infant and Young Child
> Feeding is a case in point
> (<http://www.who.int/child_adolescent_health/documents/9241562218/en/index.html>http://www.who.int/child_adolescent_health/documents/9241562218/en/index.html)
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